| Duwamish tribe sues to reverse 'extinct' status |
| Posted: May 08, 2008 |
| The Duwamish -- the tribe of Chief Seattle -- is suing the federal government to reverse its determination that they are extinct as a people. |
| more >> |
|
| A big financial boost for Point Defiance Zoo's red wolves |
| Posted: May 08, 2008 |
| The largest gift in the history of Tacoma's Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium will help highlight what the executive director of the zoo's fundraising organization calls ''a tremendous conservation story.'' |
| more >> |
|
| Pascua Yaqui school's 'Shaq attack' delivers warning of Internet dangers |
| Posted: May 08, 2008 |
| Students at Hiaki High School got a surprise speaker Wednesday, and the Tempe Police Department got a major donation. All in a day's work for basketball's reigning Superman. |
| more >> |
|
| $300 Million Pauma Indian Resort Downsizes |
| Posted: May 08, 2008 |
| The Pauma Indian band has scaled back plans for its $300 million resort hotel amid community concerns over traffic, noise, water and visual impact, it was reported Thursday. |
| more >> |
|
| Firefighters gaining ground on Mescalero blaze |
| Posted: May 08, 2008 |
| Mild winds, higher humidity and the addition of hundreds of hand crews and fire engines have helped firefighters contain about 45 percent of the fire on the Mescalero Apache Reservation that has burned almost 4,000 acres of forest and wild land. |
| more >> |
|
| Haskell education a family affair |
| Posted: May 08, 2008 |
| College student Ashley Aguilar was homesick. So, she lured her family from Warm Springs, Ore., to Lawrence where they could attend Haskell Indian Nations University with her. |
| more >> |
|
| Federal judge rules in favor of OST police |
| Posted: May 08, 2008 |
| The judge in a federal civil trial has ruled that Oglala Sioux Tribe police officers were not negligent when they pursued Nathan Dreamer on Jan. 7, 2002, after police received a report that Dreamer had threatened someone with a knife. |
| more >> |
|
| Brother of victims indicted in Cherry Creek fire |
| Posted: May 08, 2008 |
| Akeem Rooks probably won't be able to attend Saturday's funeral for his little sister and brother. Instead Rooks, 18, is in custody, indicted by a federal grand jury on charges that he intentionally set the fire that killed 4-year-old Keya Rooks and 2-yea |
| more >> |
|
| Navajo water rights bill heads to U.S. Senate floor |
| Posted: May 08, 2008 |
| The bill that would settle the Navajo Nation's water rights claims in the San Juan River Basin has cleared its first hurdle with approval of the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee. |
| more >> |
|
| Tribe downplays suit over former rail corridor status |
| Posted: May 08, 2008 |
| A new "Leelanau Trail" battle appears to be brewing - now involving the Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians and property owners in northern Suttons Bay Township. |
| more >> |
|
| Lakes Entertainment Announces Results for First Quarter 2008 |
| Posted: May 08, 2008 |
| Lakes Entertainment, Inc. (NASDAQ: LACO) today announced results for the first quarter ended March 30, 2008. The consolidating summary results for the first quarter of 2008 compared to the consolidating summary results for the first quarter of 2007 ended |
| more >> |
|
| Tribe clears another hurdle to building Sonoma County casino |
| Posted: May 08, 2008 |
| An Indian tribe is another step closer to building a Las Vegas-style casino in Sonoma County. The federal governments said Wednesday that it plans to take 254 acres of land near Highway 101 outside Rohnert Park into trust for the Federated Indians of the |
| more >> |
|
| Ex-tribal official charged with fraud |
| Posted: May 07, 2008 |
| Federal agents have arrested a former executive for the Indian tribe that runs Foxwoods Resort Casino on allegations he defrauded investors out of more than $500,000 in a bogus real estate deal. |
| more >> |
|
| Newberry College teams' nickname banned |
| Posted: May 07, 2008 |
| The Newberry Indians are no more. In order to comply with an NCAA mandate barring the use of nonapproved Native American nicknames, the Newberry College board of trustees voted last weekend to strike the nickname for all of its sports teams, but chose not |
| more >> |
|
| Teen held in fatal reservation fire |
| Posted: May 07, 2008 |
| An 18-year-old man from Cherry Creek, in west-central South Dakota, is being held in connection with a house fire that killed two children under suspicious circumstances. Larry LeBeau, Cheyenne River Sioux Reservation tribal police chief, would not identi |
| more >> |
|
| Mescalero fire being contained |
| Posted: May 07, 2008 |
| The South Tularosa fire, first reported Thursday four miles east of Mescalero, was 65 percent contained Tuesday and officials expect to downsize personnel working the fire this week. |
| more >> |
|
| Manitoba girl, 14, rolled vehicle packed with younger kids: RCMP |
| Posted: May 07, 2008 |
| A 14-year-old girl is likely to face charges after she allegedly took five younger children for a joyride in a stolen car, the RCMP said Tuesday. Officials on the Long Plain First Nation, near Portage la Prairie, Man., say the girl stole the |
| more >> |
|
| Ex-councilman from Pine Ridge admits N.M. drug charge |
| Posted: May 07, 2008 |
| A former Pine Ridge tribal councilman arrested in New Mexico has pleaded guilty to a drug charge. Don Garnier and a co-defendant were arrested in September after officers found 21 pounds of marijuana in the trunk of their car. Garnier said he didn't know |
| more >> |
|
| Hard Rock Opens Music Theme Park |
| Posted: May 07, 2008 |
| The Led Zeppelin classic "Whole Lotta Love" throbs from the 1,200-watt sound system as the slick silver and white roller coaster nears the top of its serpentine track. |
| more >> |
|
| Mohegan Sun linked to corrupt Wisconsin developer |
| Posted: May 07, 2008 |
| Pennsylvania gaming regulators didn't know about Wilkes-Barre slots operator Mohegan Sun's relationship with a corrupt developer in Wisconsin. The board suspended the gaming license of Mount Airy owner Louis DeNaples when he was accused of hiding his conn |
| more >> |
|
| 2010 census strives for better counting of Native Americans |
| Posted: May 07, 2008 |
| Members of the Native American Local Government Commission pointing out that a few thousand Cascade County Indians were not recorded in the 2000 census told U.S. Census Bureau officials Tuesday they could reduce the undercounting by hiring better coun |
| more >> |
|
| Fire that killed two children on reservation 'suspicious' |
| Posted: May 06, 2008 |
| The FBI and other law enforcement officials are investigating a house fire that killed two children Friday night on the Cheyenne River Sioux Reservation. Capt. Burton In The Woods of the tribal police department confirmed Monday that a 2-year-old boy and |
| more >> |
|
| 'Black Hills not for sale,' Rosebud president says |
| Posted: May 06, 2008 |
| Attorneys are the only ones who have anything to gain if members of the Sioux Nation accept a cash settlement for the Black Hills, Rodney M. Bordeaux, president of the Rosebud Sioux Tribe said Monday. |
| more >> |
|
| Election '08: Chelsea stumps for mom in region |
| Posted: May 06, 2008 |
| Chelsea Clinton took in her first American Indian powwow Sunday in the land of the Lumbee. The daughter of Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton of New York was no idle spectator. |
| more >> |
|
| Commissioners: Can we kill casino? |
| Posted: May 06, 2008 |
| Clark County's commissioners expect to sign a letter today asking a federal agency whether they have the power to kill the Cowlitz Indian Tribe's casino proposal. Commissioner Marc Boldt said Monday that the answer will probably be a variation on ''maybe. |
| more >> |
|
| Kansas Lottery Commission approves casino contract |
| Posted: May 06, 2008 |
| The Kansas Lottery Commission has approved its first contract with a developer for a casino in southeast Kansas, a major step toward getting four state-owned and operated gambling facilities operating. |
| more >> |
|
| Three Tribes authorized to administer water quality standards program |
| Posted: May 06, 2008 |
| During the month of April, EPA approved the applications of three Indian Tribes for treatment in the same manner as a state (TAS), making them eligible to administer the water quality standards program on reservation |
| more >> |
|
| Klamath River stakeholders 'step it up a notch' |
| Posted: May 06, 2008 |
| Around the time most people were going to sleep, Chook-Chook Hillman took his place as fifth in line among shareholders waiting to secure a spot last Saturday morning at billionaire Warren Buffett's annual meeting in Omaha, Neb. |
| more >> |
|
| Powwow heading to Fowlerville Fairgrounds this month |
| Posted: May 06, 2008 |
| It takes one full year to make a "jingle dress," worn by American Indian women during a traditional dance. Each of the 365 bells attached once a day to the dress represents a prayer, which is celebrated during a dancing event. |
| more >> |
|
| LI cigarette dealer convicted on gun charge |
| Posted: May 06, 2008 |
| The owner of an Indian reservation smoke shop found guilty last week of being a major supplier of black market cigarettes has been convicted of a weapons possession charge by the same federal jury. |
| more >> |
|
| Judge calls Indian 'tribe' bogus, orders it to pay damages |
| Posted: May 06, 2008 |
| A federal judge from Oklahoma City is ordering four men who claim to be chiefs of an American Indian tribe in Utah to pay $63,000 to a county in Utah. |
| more >> |
|
| Stillaguamish Tribe starts own bison herd |
| Posted: May 05, 2008 |
| The Stillaguamish Tribe is attempting a homegrown solution to combat diabetes among its members. Last month, the tribe welcomed a small herd of bison to graze on its land. The tribe plans to eventually distribute the grass-fed meat to improve the diet of |
| more >> |
|
| Female casino executives are blazing career paths |
| Posted: May 05, 2008 |
| What kind of job can a woman find at a casino? The one Trudy Clark found is "boss." Clark, 39, is the first woman and first member of the Yavapai-Apache Nation to become general manager of the Cliff Castle Casino in Camp Verde, Ariz. She also is one of on |
| more >> |
|
| Group to appeal decision on Michigan tribal casino |
| Posted: May 05, 2008 |
| A group opposed to gaming plans to appeal a court decision letting an American Indian tribe proceed with plans to build a casino in west Michigan. The U.S. Court of Appeals in Washington, D.C., last week upheld a lower federal court ruling from Feb. 23, 2 |
| more >> |
|
| Navajos embrace coal plant |
| Posted: May 05, 2008 |
| Navajo Nation leaders are well aware that coal has fallen from favor in this age of global warming. But to them, plans for a new power plant on the reservation mean more than rising temperatures and climate patterns. |
| more >> |
|
| Tribe to welcome state ship May 14 |
| Posted: May 05, 2008 |
| Leaders of the Chinook Indian tribe will canoe on the Columbia River to trade goods in the traditional manner with the tall ships Lady Washington, the Official Ship of the State of Washington, and her companion ship Hawaiian Chieftain, when the vessels re |
| more >> |
|
| UCLA Pow Wow offers glimpse of native culture |
| Posted: May 05, 2008 |
| It began slowly, and with each stroke, the beat got faster and faster, until it settled into an almost hypnotic rhythm. Seated around the large circular arena, students and members of the Native American community gathered together in a celebration of the |
| more >> |
|
| Haskell royalty must show skills |
| Posted: May 05, 2008 |
| Becoming the next Miss Haskell is no easy task. Tila Salas-Brooks, of Portland, Ore., has been campaigning, dancing, singing, studying Haskell Indian Nations University history, cooking native foods and giving interviews all in hopes of earning the cove |
| more >> |
|
| N.J. Native American group receives grant |
| Posted: May 05, 2008 |
| The Nanticoke Lenni Lenape Indians of New Jersey have received a $23,000 grant for youth and senior programs in Cumberland, Gloucester and Salem counties. |
| more >> |
|
| Stillaguamish tribe reaches cigarette deal with state |
| Posted: May 05, 2008 |
| Truckloads of cigarettes delivered to the Blue Stilly smoke shop near Arlington are no longer at risk of being seized as contraband by the federal government. |
| more >> |
|
| Fort Belknap tribe closing jail |
| Posted: May 02, 2008 |
| The Fort Belknap tribe is closing its jail Friday. Tribal Police Chief Moses Dione says the tribe can no longer afford to pay for staffing and other facility expenses, due to declining federal funding. Dione says most of the prisoners from the tribal faci |
| more >> |
|
| Ho-Chunk Nation loses bid for Wis. cigarette tax refund |
| Posted: May 02, 2008 |
| The Ho-Chunk Nation has lost a legal bid to receive thousands of dollars in cigarette tax refunds from the state. The tribe was seeking a refund on cigarette taxes collected on sales at its DeJope Gaming property in Madison for portions of 2003 and 2004. |
| more >> |
|
| Tribes, feds to sign off on Columbia River agreement |
| Posted: May 02, 2008 |
| The leaders of 4 American Indian tribes and federal hydropower regulators are ready to sign an agreement intended to improve fish runs in the Pacific Northwest. |
| more >> |
|
| Piccola asks state gaming agency how casino lobbyist received tip |
| Posted: May 02, 2008 |
| Instead of a casino report he requested from the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board, state Sen. Jeffrey Piccola said he received a visit from the casino's lobbyist. |
| more >> |
|
| Tribal Council votes for removal |
| Posted: May 02, 2008 |
| A member of the Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribal Council was removed from office Wednesday after he failed two drug tests. Tribal Council Sergeant-at-Arms David Sowmick was removed by a unanimous vote of the other council members. |
| more >> |
|
| Foxwoods' Engineering Department Rejects Union |
| Posted: May 02, 2008 |
| For the second time in less than a year, a contingent of workers took to the polls at Foxwoods Resort Casino. But this time the outcome was different. |
| more >> |
|
| Bill would allow tribe to develop land in Porterville |
| Posted: May 02, 2008 |
| Porterville and the Tule River Indian Tribe would be able to jointly develop 200 acres around the Porterville Airport if a bill that passed its first legislative review Wednesday becomes law. |
| more >> |
|
| Gun Lake casino foes' last hope is the U.S. Supreme Court |
| Posted: May 02, 2008 |
| Opponents of a tribal casino in Wayland Township are preparing to play what likely is their last hand. Their hopes rest on the U.S. Supreme Court's willingness to hear a constitutional challenge to a Depression-era law that was supposed to help tribes re- |
| more >> |
|
| Our View: Tribe should have role in Badlands |
| Posted: May 02, 2008 |
| South Dakota's Badlands are known for sweeping vistas, wonderful colors and roving herds of bison. The Badlands also are known as a tourist attraction, each year drawing approximately a million visitors, some of whom hike the numerous scenic trails while |
| more >> |
|
